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A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a corruption case registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) over alleged irregularities in the tendering process for sewage treatment plant projects of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB). Special Judge (PC Act) Digvinay Singh of the [] The post Delhi Court grants bail to AAP leader Satyendar Jain in DJB tender case appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the Bar Council of India (BCI) and State Bar Councils have no statutory authority to initiate disciplinary action against law students, clarifying that their regulatory and disciplinary control begins only after a law graduate is enrolled as an advocate. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant [] The post BCI has no disciplinary jurisdiction over law students before enrolment: Supreme Court quashes NALSAR directions appeared first on India Leg

The Allahabad High Court has set aside the preventive detention of Delhi University graduate and activist Aakriti Chaudhary under the National Security Act (NSA) in connection with the Noida workers protest, holding that the material placed before it was insufficient to establish her involvement in the alleged violence. A Division Bench comprising Justice Atul Sreedharan [] The post Allahabad High Court quashes Aakriti Chaudharys NSA detention over Noida workers protest, orders 5 lakh compensati

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a public interest litigation challenging restrictions imposed by education authorities in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh on the entry of outsiders, journalists, YouTubers, social-media users and civil-society representatives into government schools, as well as curbs on photography, videography, interviews, audio recording and livestreaming. A bench comprising Justice PS [] The post Supreme Court declines to hear PIL against restrictions on outsider

The Delhi High Court has declined to interfere with a demolition notice concerning alleged encroachments on public footpaths, observing that pedestrian pathways cannot be occupied or converted for private use. Justice Jasmeet Singh made the observation while hearing a petition filed by Lohar Basti Lal Bagh Azadpur Vikas Samiti, a residents association representing people living [] The post Footpaths are meant for pedestrians, cannot be encroached upon: Delhi High Court appeared first on India Le

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a petition filed by a group of lawyers who were allegedly assaulted last month while protesting against Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana asked the petitioners, [] The post Supreme Court declines plea for CBI probe into alleged assault on lawyers at BCI protest, directs them to Delhi High Court appeared first on Indi

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday sought an assurance from the State that no coercive action would be taken against journalists of Anandabazar Patrika facing FIRs over the newspapers use of the phrase Gerua Gundami or saffron hooliganism, provided they cooperate with notices issued to them. The assurance was given by Additional Advocate General Rajdeep [] The post Calcutta High Court secures no-coercive-action assurance for Anandabazar Patrika journalists in saffron hooliganism FIRs appeared f

The Jharkhand High Court has quashed rape proceedings against a man accused of establishing a physical relationship with a woman on the promise of marriage, holding that a prolonged relationship between two consenting adults cannot, in the absence of material showing fraudulent intent from the outset, be converted into an allegation of rape merely because [] The post Seven-Year relationship between adults not rape merely because marriage did not materialise: Jharkhand High Court appeared first o

The Madras High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, in which he had raised allegations concerning irregularities in the post-election verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the Kolathur Assembly constituency. A Bench comprising Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice [] The post Madras High Court rejects MK Stalins plea over alleged EVM verification irregularities in Kolathur appea

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Bengaluru, has directed parties to maintain status quo over assets auctioned during the insolvency proceedings of Think and Learn Private Limited, the parent company of Byjus, after a dispute arose over their ownership. The direction came after Kritikal Solutions Private Limited, the Resolution Professional of Byju K3 Education Private [] The post NCLT Bengaluru orders status quo over Byjus assets amid 150-crore ownership dispute appeared first on India

The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Delhi Police on an appeal filed by former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Mohd Tahir Hussain challenging his conviction and life sentence in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh [] The post Delhi High Court seeks police response on Tahir Hussains appeal against Ankit Sharma murder conviction appeared first on India Legal .